Safety and efficacy of percutaneous CT-guided liver biopsy using an 18-gauge automated needle

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 571-574

  Thanos, Loukas ^a   Zormpala, Alexandra ^b   Papaioannou, Georgia ^a   Malagari, Katerina ^a   Brountzos, Elias ^a   Kelekis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic (CT) guidance; Liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SAFETY; TUBE;

EID: 28444476646     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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